Korean War, 1950-1953

Men and guns of the 25th Infantry Division load at Japanese ports for the short voyage to Korea to fight in the Korean War.

Eighth Army Commander Lieutenant General Walton H. Walker arrives to take charge of the ground operations. He is looking at a map, surrounded by officers.

This machine gun crew of African American soldiers in the Korean War beat off a fierce night attack with their accurate firing.

Bitter street fighting marked the 24th Infantry Division's withdrawal from Taejon in Korea on July 21, 1950. Major General William F. Dean, the Division Commander, was lost in the action.

A North Korean soldier in white peasant garb is captured as he attempts to infiltrate our lines during the Korean War.

Eight inch guns of the U.S.S. Toledo fire on military targets on the East Korean coast during the Korean War.

Signal Corps photographer Lieutenant Frank Winslow operates motion picture camera near the front.

A 155 MM Howitzer crew keeps up a steady barrage to slow the enemy advance during the Korean War.

Private First Class Merrill E. Bagley, Waterboro, Maine, of "C" Company, 62nd Engineer Battalion, electro-welds main supports on this temporary rail bridge being constructed across the Han River, Korea.

Computer photo in color of President Harry S. Truman (center in blue suit) greeting General Douglas MacArthur (next to Truman) on Wake Island when they met there on Oct. 15, 1950. The other people are unidentified, although the donor stated that Secretary of the Army Frank Pace and General Omar Bradley are in the picture. The picture was taken by Edward E. Swofford who was Station Operations Manager at Wake Island for Pan American World Airways at that time. The photo was copied from a slide that had not been stored adequately and had deteriorated from the humid salt air.